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US Goovernment Unit Three Test

Matching
 
 
1-5. Match the term with the best answer
a.
Political Courage
b.
Order of succession
c.
Informal Requirements
d.
Sense of Timing
e.
Spoils system
 

 1. 

 the exact list of people who will fill the office of the Presidency upon the death or impairment of President Obama
 

 2. 

 A president’s ability to propose new ideas
 

 3. 

 Access to money, well educated, and a moderate ideology
 

 4. 

 A president’s ability to support unpopular ideas
 

 5. 

 Getting a government jobs becuase of voting the right way
 
 
6- 9.  Identify which job President Obama is doing in each task.
a.
Commander and Chief
e.
Head of State
b.
Chief Excuative
f.
Economic Planner
c.
Chief Legislator
g.
Party Leader
d.
Chief Diplomat
 

 6. 

 President Obama raises money for his relection
 

 7. 

 President Obama begins bombing Libya
 

 8. 

 President Obama signs the Health Care Law
 

 9. 

 President Obama visits Brazil to create jobs in the United States
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 10. 
Figure A: The Cabinent Departments mc010-1.jpg

Use the chart (Figure A).  How many years passed between the creation of the Veterans Affairs Department and the Department of Homeland Security?
a.
5
c.
9
b.
7
d.
13
 

 11. 
Use the chart (Figure A).   Which cabinet department was originally a bureau within the Department of Commerce?
a.
Labor Department
c.
Education Department
b.
State Department
d.
Agriculture Department
 

 12. 
Use the chart (Figure A). How many departments did President Clinton create
a.
3
c.
1
b.
2
d.
0
 

 13. 
The head of the executive branch is the ______________
a.
president.
c.
vice president.
b.
chief justice.
d.
Speaker of the House.
 

 14. 
As part of checks and balances, Congress has this power over a president in addition to congressional override.
a.
mandate
c.
impeachment
b.
pardon
d.
veto
 

 15. 
The head of state in the United States is the_______________ who respresents our nation to the rest of the world by meeting with world leaders and attending international conferences.
a.
president.
c.
vice president.
b.
mayor.
d.
governor.
 

 16. 
Presidents can back up their foreign-policy decisions with ______________
a.
military force.
c.
speeches.
b.
pardons.
d.
mandates.
 

 17. 
Leadership qualities:
   Understanding the People
   Ability to Communicate
   Sense of Timing
   Ability to Compromise
   Openness to New Ideas
   ________?

What skills must a president possess to be a successful leader? Complete the list, identifying the six specific characteristics common to good presidents.
a.
Political Savvy
c.
Respect Among Foreign Leaders
b.
Political Courage
d.
Ability to Judge People
 

 18. 
When agencies, congressional committees, and client groups work together it is called ______
a.
liaison officers.
c.
injunction.
b.
civil service.
d.
an iron triangle.
 

 19. 
Congress established the Department of Justice in 1870. Three of the department’s agencies are the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Naturalization Service and __________.
a.
Department of War
b.
Drug Enforcement Administration
c.
United States Secret Service
d.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
 

 20. 
Identify the cabinet department that includes the following functions:

1. Bureau of Mines
2. National Park Service
3. Oversees relations with Native Americans
4. Protects public lands and natural resources
a.
Department of Agriculture
c.
Department of the Interior
b.
State Department
d.
Department of Homeland Security
 

 21. 
What answer would NOT fit into an Iron Triangle with the other three answers?
a.
National Education Association
c.
Department of Health and Human Services
b.
House Committee on Education and Labor
d.
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools
 

 22. 
What answer would NOT fit into an Iron Triangle with the other three answers?
a.
Administration on Aging
c.
Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
b.
Department of Veterns Affiars
d.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
 

 23. 
This law created the civil service system.
a.
spoils system
c.
Civil Service Commission
b.
deregulation
d.
Pendelton Act
 

 24. 
Which is not a formal requriement to be President?
a.
35 years old
c.
law degree
b.
natural born citizen
d.
reside in the US for 14 years
 

 25. 
Read the following job description for a Civil Servant.
Computer Scientist at the U.S. Department of the Air Force
Salary Range: $59,417 - $129,517 per year
Duty Locations: Throughout the nation
Summary: The Air Force's only organization wholly dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. AFRL traces its roots back to the vision of early airpower leaders who understood science as the key to air supremacy. The passionate commitment of our people to realize this vision has helped create the world's best air, space and cyberspace.
What Department does this civil servant for?
a.
Department of Defense
c.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
b.
Department of Homeland Security
d.
Department of Justice
 

Short Answer
      Answer each in complete sentences (4 pointes each)
 

 26. 
Separation of Powers Describe two ways the federal bureaucracy helps to shape laws passed by Congress.
 

 27. 
Separation of Powers How do factors that a political appointee or a legislator would consider in making a policy decision differ from the factors that a civil service worker would consider?
 

Open ended questions
      Answer each question with at least 2 complete sentences. (4 points, 4 points, 8 points)
 

 28. 
How would you describe the job above (#25)?
 

 29. 
Would you want to do this job? Why or why not?
 

 30. 
What cabinet department would you want to be secretary for? Why would you be good at that job? Why would you enjoy it? 

Provide a topic sentance, three supporting statements and a conclusion.
 



 
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